The problem that the smash bra community is full of sexual harassment by players



It has been revealed that multiple sexual harassment complaints have been filed in the community surrounding the popular game 'Super Smash Bros. Smash Brothers' series.

Over 50 Sexual Misconduct Allegations Have The Super Smash Bros. Community In Turmoil

https://kotaku.com/over-50-sexual-misconduct-allegations-have-the-super-sm-1844328719

When foreign game media Kotaku surveyed the remarks of gamers on social media, it seems that more than 50 people have exposed the experience of receiving some sexual harassment from people who belong to the community of the Super Smash Bros. series. .. Some of the victims who confessed the damage of sexual harassment were said to have been raped and sexually assaulted, and as a result, some eSports tournament sponsors have withdrawn.

The problem is that there is no governing body to investigate and enforce punishment for being 'sexually harassed,' and in many cases, how the organizer of the event handles the complaint. The situation is left to the discretion.

Illustrator of Jacqueline 'Jisu' Choe said, '' against Kotaku #MeToo even after 'has spread throughout the world, in a closed a' Smash Bros. 'cultural sphere, to speak what is in the community are happening Confession about sexual harassment has been around for years, but only sporadically, and quickly eliminated after upsetting the community. , People in the community can call the exposure of how terrifying people the top players that fans aspire to be 'the act of strategically engaging and attracting attention to trending trends.' For many years, the Super Smash Bros. community has had a difficult time claiming sexual harassment.



However, since June 2020, there have been a series of complaints about sexual harassment that game distributors have made to women on the Twitch community, and in response to this, multiple exposures will be made on the Super Smash Bros. community. It came to be. 18-year-old popular player Puppeh was the first to confess sexual harassment to the Smash Bros. community. He confessed that when he was 14, he was sexually harassed by a 24-year-old female commentator, Danson.

Danson has not issued an official statement to Puppeh's allegation, but 2G Gaming , which hosts the large-scale tournament of the Southern California-based Super Smash Bros. Smash Bros., is prohibited from participating in the tournament. ..



Puppeh's confession seems to have encouraged many victims of the Super Smash Bros. community, and confessions from victims of sexual harassment will continue. There is also a confession of damage by minors like Puppeh.

There are several confessions that Jason “ANTi” Bates, one of the popular players of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U , was sexually harassed. An anonymous woman confessed at the age of 15 that she had been sexually assaulted by multiple players, including Bates.

Bates denies the claim, arguing that the woman had a sexual relationship with the victim when she was 18 years old. Bates has since removed the statement, turning his Twitter account into a key account, keeping him away from Super Smash Bros.. In addition, several women have revealed sexual activity with Mr. Bates, and T1 of the e-sports organization that sponsored him has announced that he will terminate the contract.

In addition, Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios, one of the most famous players in the Super Smash Bros. neighborhood and a Guinness record after winning the Super Smash Bros. championship 56 times, also revealed that he had performed sexual harassment. It has been. Both of the women who claimed to have been victims were minors, and Barrios claimed that he did not know the women were minors, but admitted that the claims were true, and eventually the Super Smash. Announced to permanently refrain from participating in Brothers-related events. He admits that he has no qualification to be involved again.



In addition, Mr. Barrios signed an exclusive game distribution contract with Facebook Gaming in 2019, but it is also clear that the partnership between the two parties was dissolved due to this problem.



In response to reports of multiple sexual harassment victims, Nintendo, the publisher of Super Smash Bros., said, ``Deep exposure to multiple exposures to certain members of the Super Smash Bros. gaming community. 'I am upset.' 'They are absolutely unforgivable. We want to clarify that we are all close to the victim's side, denying all violence, harassment and exploitation of anyone. I think 'the statement has been put out to.

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